Pew Internet: A Portrait of Bloggers
In his Library News and Notes, Garrett points to a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project report based on telephone interviews with bloggers. (I wonder if that means the results are only good for bloggers with landlines. Many bloggers I know personally only have cell phones.)
"… most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers and that only a small proportion focus their coverage on politics, media, government, or technology. Blogs, the survey finds, are as individual as the people who keep them. However, most bloggers are primarily interested in creative, personal expression – documenting individual experiences, sharing practical knowledge, or just keeping in touch with friends and family."
